Little Rock Nine Research Papers

The Little Rock Nine was a special time in history when nine African American students faced racial hatred by walking into a once only white school (Ahmed 1). Many people had an effect on the development of the South desegregating schools. The Little Rock Nine faced many struggles to get into the school, but they eventually got in.The Little Rock Nine opened the gates to many African American`s educational dreams because they helped bring an end to segregation in the South. In 1954, schools around the country were to start desegregation schools in the years to come, “During the 1957-1958 school year, the senior high schools (grades 10-12) would be integrated” (Fitzgerald 22). Due to the Supreme Court's ruling, only African-American students …show more content…
The parents of white children did not like the idea of African Americans going to school with their children so they tried to stop them. “The next will be dynamite” (Fradin 3). A member of the K.K.K. went by Mrs. Bates home and threw a rock through the window that had a note on it that threatened all of their lives (Fradin 3). Many people made death threats to Mrs. Bates, The Little Rock Nine, and their families. They eventually had to have the Little Rock Police guarding their homes (Jacoway 185).
The day before the 1957 school year started the people of Little Rock were getting ready to fight against the African Americans that were about to walk into the school (Fradin 1). Orval Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to stop the students from entering (Ahmed 1) “By 9 P.M. on September 2, the day before school was to start, 300 Arkansas National Guardsman began to surround Central High School” (Fitzgerald 30). The majority of people in the South did not like the African Americans and them getting a chance to go to a white school; they were happy to see the National Guard was there to stop